Person-centred therapy (PCT), also known as client-centred therapy was developed by Carl Rogers which helps people understand themselves and their experiences better.

The philosophy of PCT is that people are not being their genuine selves in certain enviroments and situations by surpressing their true feelings and adjusting behaviours to please others. This causes us to see ourselves differently from our actual experience of the world. This can result in having internal conflicts, such as self-doubt and lower self-worth.

Rogers believes we all have an actualisation tendency, which is our natural instict to adapt and grow. He also states we know ourselves better than anyone else, so only we can self-explore and acknowledge the different aspects of our experiences.

To help foster this actualisation tendency, the therapist has to provide the 3 core conditions for the client:

Empathic understanding - ability to understand from the client's perspective.

Congruence - being authentic and genuine in front of the client.

Unconditional postive regard - non-judgement or biased towards the client's experiences.

In PCT there are 7 stages which describe where you currently are in the theraputic process. In a nutshell, these stages show your growth from being emotionally rigid and self-doubting to being more open and self-trusting.